Lizard found in tennessee?

Question

my brother found a lizard on this big cement wall at some photo place. i want to keep him but i dont know what he eats or what kind of lizard he is. he has long skinny toes with claws on the end (almost like a frog but they arent webbed), his tail is long and skinny, he has eyelids, and his head is an oval shape that is not as pointed as the anoles i saw on the internet.he has arches going down his back on each side of him like this:

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any information on his name, what he eats, or any of that stuff would save his life. 'cause if he dies, im feeding him to my turtle =P

Answer 1

It is not likely that it is a Water Dragon. There is no such species as the Eastern Water Dragon. There are Chinese Water dragons, and Austrailian water dragons, neither of which are native to anywhere in the united states.

It is more than likely a type of Swift. The most common amung those parts are northern fence lizards, which are a type of Swift. Emerald swifts, even texas swifts can be found up in Tennessee!!

They are insectivores, they eat crickets, worms, roaches, etc. Some species are even omnivores, eating veggies as well as insects. They require about a 90 degree basking temperature, and full spectrum UV light. They are skiddish, and are not big on handling. But are fun to watch. Put plenty of substrate (soil) in the habitat, they love to burrow. They have a tendancy of dropping their tails easily, so if he gets away from you, don't grab his tail. It is difficult for swifts to regrow their tail.

Many captive caught species don't take to captivity well, so if he does not eat within a few days, re-release him. He may be too stressed to eat.

Good Luck!!

Answer 2

just let it go.  it was taking care of itself just fine before your brother came along.  it's the right thing to do.

Answer 3

it sounds like you caught a fence lizard (link1) heres a care sheet for them(link2). personally though i would recommend that you let it go because some wild fence lizards just dont adjust to captivity and feeding it to your turtle may give it parasites that could also kill you turtle. so just do your research and/or do the right thing and let it go so it lives to its potential

(link1)

http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detai...

(link2)

http://www.repticzone.com/caresheets/142...

Answer 4

i would say an eastern water dragon but it is very hard to say unless seeing a pic of it...

http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/

that is the best web site in the world for water dragons

Answer 5

well type native tenesee lizards on google and see if you can find anything about it and just to let you know that it is illigal to take animals out of the wild even if it is a suberb it is still there habitat